Category Archives: government

Hadley roads getting some more love

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

Hadley Township board met last Tuesday, with their usual healthy complement of local residents in attendance. Right up front, let me say the warm reception and kind words are most appreciated. Among the topics discussed that night was township road … Continue reading →

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Public hearings at Lapeer City tonight

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

The City of Lapeer has three public hearings set for this evening at 6:30 p.m. First up is an amendment to the plan for the city’s TIFA 1 district to extend it by 20 years. Lapeer County commissioner Lenny Schneider … Continue reading →

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Soil & Sed plan would focus on educating community

Posted on April 14, 2012 by

The seemingly mundane topic of Soil & Sed was back in the room Thursday when the Lapeer County Board of Commissioners revisited the pressing issue. It is really anything but mundane – striking at both very practical concerns for homeowners, … Continue reading →

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New Central Dispatch system moving along

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

The new Lapeer County Central Dispatch system is being implemented in the county with millage funds approved by voters in 2010. The 800 MHz digital radio and narrow band paging systems are expected to go online later this year with … Continue reading →

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Tax foreclosures rise

Posted on April 13, 2012 by

Lapeer County Treasurer Dana Miller advised county commissioners yesterday of the latest information on tax foreclosures. April 2 was the last day to make good on delinquent 2009 taxes. When all was said and done, the number of foreclosure properties … Continue reading →

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Lapeer County Farm Bureau hosts County Leaders Lunch

Posted on April 12, 2012 by

Just back from the Lapeer County Farm Bureau’s annual County Leaders Lunch at Gallery 194 in Lapeer. Each year the local Farm Bureau invites county leaders to get together to present information and policy views, and to have an opportunity … Continue reading →

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Mayfield’s Airport Board special meeting

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Mayfield’s Airport Board held a special meeting on Monday to address routine business for Dupont-Lapeer Airport. Their meeting schedule had been revised a few months ago by the township board to every other month. Township supervisor Terry Jostock sits on … Continue reading →

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Mayfield Township business

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Mayfield Township board members took care of a number of business issues Monday night, along with some resident-driven issues discussed in other posts.   They elected to do a single pass roadside mowing earlier in the season at a cost … Continue reading →

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Drainage issues drive residents to Mayfield Township board

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Mayfield Township board members faced a full house Monday night. A contingent of neighbors from Gardner Drive came to seek help for drainage issues in their subdivision – a problem they’ve suffered with for years. It seemed to boil down … Continue reading →

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“Immediate effect”

Posted on April 10, 2012 by

Michigan Democrats in the House of Representatives recently won a short-lived temporary injunction preventing House leadership from “ignoring oral and/or written demands for a record roll call vote on whether bills should be passed with ‘immediate effect’ when such demands … Continue reading →

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